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<br />January il, 1983
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<br />At .a regular meeting of the City Council held on January ll, 1983, there were present:
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<br />J. E. Johansen, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., J. Robert Gray, James W. Holley, III,
<br />Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, George L. Hanbury, City Manager, Steven
<br />Lieberman, City Attorney.
<br />
<br />Absent: Jack P. Barnes
<br />
<br /> Dr. Wilbur Kersey, Pastor of Court Street Baptist Church, opened the meeting with prayer,
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
<br />
<br />Mayor Johansen welcomed all visitors in attendance.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, minutes of the called meeting of December
<br />13, 1982; m~nutes of the Public Hearing of December 13, 1982; minutes of the called meeting of
<br />December 14, 1982; minutes of the regular meeting of December 14, 1982, to be approved as
<br />received, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
<br />
<br /> 83-3 Mayor Johansen presented to Mr. Earl W. Bowman, past Chairman of the Parks and
<br />Recreation-Commission, the "Virginia Recreation and Park Society's Distinguished Service Award
<br />for 1982" for outstanding endeavor and accomplishments, and furthering the cause of recreation
<br />at paYks. Mrs. Bowman was present for the award.
<br />
<br />83-4
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<br />Public Hearing on proposed amendment pertaining to the Commission of Architectural
<br />Review membership was held:
<br />
<br /> Les French, 208 Glasgow Street, representing Olde Towne Civic League, spoke in support
<br />of the changes and .requested that the professional~membership be a lawyer and two architects;
<br />to specifically designate Olde Towne in the area of neighborhoods; to retain the current methoc
<br />of at~largePselection on the Commission; to retain the current method of selection.
<br />
<br /> Ms. Barbara Wright, 28 Davis Street, representing Cradock Property Owners Association,
<br />spoke in support of the recommendations from the Planning Commission, and also, that you_will_
<br />continue to select nominatiens from respective civiz leagues when appointments to the Commissi~
<br />
<br />Lewis Thomas, 131 Florida Avenue, representing Port Norfolk Civic League, spoke in
<br />support of the recommendations from the Planning Commission, and also, would like to have a
<br /> - .~ - ~ .., .,, ~ .. . ,~.~
<br />representative on the Commission when Port Norfolk is designated a~.h~s~o~cal.d~sg~mc .
<br />
<br /> Ms. Mary Shanks, 616 Rockbridge Road, representing Federation Civic Clubs, endorsed the
<br />position taken by the Historic Landmark Conservation groups in their request for representatio~
<br />on the Commission of Architectural Review.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, and to include that the two architects serving not be serving the same
<br />firr~ and the following ordinance was approved on first reading by unanimous vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO &MEND SECTION 40-95 OF THE CODE OF THE
<br />VIRGINIA, PERTAINING TO THE COmmISSION OF ARCHTTECTURAL
<br />
<br />CITY OF
<br />REVIEW
<br />
<br />PORTSMOUTH,
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br />g2-418 Rezoning Applications:
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<br />(b) Zon%n~ Amendment Ordinance Z 82-24
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<br />Petition of James M. Jester, Contract
<br />Owner, approved on first reading at the
<br />Public Hearing of December IS, 1982.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was adopted, and
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />"Z-ONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 82-24"
<br />
<br />(c)
<br />
<br /> Ayes:
<br /> Nays:
<br />Abstaining:
<br />
<br />Bea~er, Gray, Holley, Webb, Johansen
<br />None
<br />Whitlow
<br />
<br />Zoning Amendment Ordinance Z 82-27
<br />
<br />Petition of Nicholas D. & Mildred T. Arcese
<br />Owners, approved on first reading at the
<br />Public Hearing of December 13, 1982.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 82-27"
<br />
<br />Ayes: Beamer,
<br />Nays: N~ne
<br />Abstaining: ~ghitlow
<br />
<br />Gray, Holley, Webb,
<br />
<br />Johansen
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